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+# Template file for 'wideriver'
+pkgname=wideriver
+version=1.2.0
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-makefile
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel"
+makedepends="wayland-devel"
+short_desc="Tiling window manager for the river wayland compositor"
+maintainer="Anachron <gith@cron.world>"
+license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
+homepage="https://github.com/alex-courtis/wideriver"
+distfiles="https://github.com/alex-courtis/wideriver/archive/refs/tags/${version}.tar.gz"
+checksum=4c956d0572bcad1e8b76751734616fd60f04f53f450e5e8a835c45810347a43a